Senior Technical Support Engineer - Linux

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Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Technical Support Engineer to provide world-class technical resolution for customers utilizing SUSE Linux products and solutions. You will join a global team of elite Linux specialists providing 24/7 "follow the sun" support, ensuring our enterprise customers receive seamless, high-level expertise whenever they need it.

As a Senior Technical Support Engineer at SUSE, you will tackle the most challenging technical hurdles our customers face. Your key responsibilities include:

• Advanced Troubleshooting: Resolving complex, critical, and sensitive customer issues, including in-house recreation of sophisticated technical environments.

• Global Collaboration: Working seamlessly with Frontline and Field Support teams across the USA and our global hubs (including Prague, Bangalore, and Singapore).

• Technical Leadership: Acting as a mentor to junior engineers and serving as a technical "multiplier" by sharing knowledge across the organization.

• Engineering Liaison: Engaging directly with Development on code fixes and Product Management on feature requests to improve the SUSE portfolio.

• Incident Management: Leading and contributing to high-stakes escalation calls and "war room" scenarios with customers.

• Continuous Learning: Rapidly mastering emerging technologies and contributing to high-quality technical documentation and training.

• Flexibility: Availability for occasional on-call weekend/after-hours shifts and local/national travel to customer sites or industry conferences.

We are looking for a self-driven professional with a passion for "customer-first" service. You thrive in diverse, complex environments and possess an innate curiosity to master new technologies.

• Proven Expertise: Significant experience in a Linux Technical Support or Services environment, specifically in a Tier 2 or Tier 3 leadership capacity.

• Crisis Management: The ability to remain calm and decisive during service outages and high-pressure production issues.

• Strategic Thinking: Independently assessing customer situations to determine the most efficient path to resolution.

• Communication: Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear updates for both stakeholders and engineers.

• Ownership: A strong sense of accountability and the organizational skills to manage multiple high-priority workloads simultaneously.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.

• Certification: Knowledge equivalent to LPIC-2 or higher (certification preferred).

• Seniority: Several years of experience as a Senior System Administrator or Senior Support Engineer for Linux OS (specifically SUSE or Red Hat).

• Code Proficiency: Ability to read and understand source code (predominantly C and Bash).

• Language: Full professional fluency in English (written and verbal).

Specialization in two or more of the following areas is required:

• High Availability / Clustering technologies

• Advanced Networking concepts and protocols

• Storage technologies (SAN, multipathing, iSCSI, LVM)

• Linux Kernel internals

• Active Directory / DFS / Windows Server integration

• Non-x86_64 architectures

For US Only - US Pay Transparency Disclaimer
If this role is filled in the United States of America, the starting base salary is expected to be between 87,000 and 159,000. In addition to this base salary, we offer a  commission plan and an attractive benefits package. US benefits include a comprehensive medical plan, life and disability insurance, 401k, Employee Assistance Programme and generous paid time off and leave policies.   

Actual compensation will be determined by factors such as experience, skills, geographical location, internal equity, and budget. Please note that this salary information is applicable to the US only. 

This position is subject to a background check(s), including criminal, credit, and/or employment references. The candidate is required to complete the background check(s) once an offer has been accepted. This will be conducted by SUSE’s external provider, where legally permitted.

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